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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

First, let me apologize for the pictures. I made this recipe when I was in the midst of being crazy busy and I didn't take the time to get good pictures. Please don't be deceived - while the squares are absolutely delicious, the pictures don't do them justice.These squares actually came about from a lack of time and a love of cream cheese icing. I needed something for book club and was craving my pumpkin roll with cream cheese icing but just didn't have the time to make it. Instead I modified the recipe to make squares.

In case you're wondering, our book this month was The House At Riverton by Kate Morton. In my opinion it was a decent read but not overly captivating. I didn't find myself wanting to stay up late to read. However, we had some fantastic discussion about it that made me develop a much stronger appreciation of the book. Anyway, back to the squares.In case you're wondering, you can easily use non gluten-free and dairy-free ingredients if you don't have food issues. I just use replacements I can actually eat.

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

I realize it has been a while since I last posted and that my posts have become somewhat irregular. Without boring you with details, let me tell you that this has been absolutely, positively the most all-consuming, exhausting school year in my 9 years of teaching. I haven't been crafting or making projects, or running, or doing much of anything other than work. While I don't see this changing any time soon, I decided today to take some time for me. I went for a freezing (-22 Celsius) run and then spent a few hours making a new piece of art work.

For paint colours I used navy, brown, green, light blue, silver, and white. I also mixed navy with white, brown with white, and silver with white to get a few different shades. Rather than explain how I did it, I took photos every few colours / steps so you can see the progression.

Once the painting was finished I let it dry and put it in one of the ikea frames I'd originally used for the smushed paint artwork. While I still have a mountain of schoolwork, I'd say it was a day well spent.